Hinging multiple objects

I need to hinge 49 triangles of different orientation, so that they go from their position to a hanging position. Right now the hinge joint is at the centroid, however that will change, I'm going to push it farther back on the piece. That I can do, but I have no idea how to hinge the objects. I've attached my model.

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Permalink Reply by Liam Morrow on May 23, 2010 at 10:12pm

would kangaroo possibly do what I want(essentially just respond to gravity)? If so can someone point me in the right direction?

Permalink Reply by Daniel Piker on May 24, 2010 at 1:22am

This does sound like something that might be possible in Kangaroo, but I'm not sure I understand your setup.

If your triangles are hung from a single point which isn't the centre of mass, surely they will just rotate so the centre of mass is directly below the support point.

Permalink Reply by Liam Morrow on May 24, 2010 at 10:01pm

I managed to get the objects to swing but can't quite get the plane of rotation correct. It should be perpendicular to the surface (see images below).

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